Embroidery-needle



D. H. BUTLER.

EMBROIDERY NEEDLE.

APPucATloN FILED MAY a, 1920.

Patented Jan. 25, 1921.

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navinn. BUTLER, or Enenwoon, :enema ISLAND, assrenon To THE INLAIDcorr-V :g BANY5OFPROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, A CORPORATION OF RODE ISLAND.

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vBe yit known thatl L, ADevin H. B UTLER, a; citizen of thevUnitedStates,rresidmg at Edge'wood', in the county of Providence and State ofRhode Island, have invented new and useful improvements in EmbroideryNeedles, otwhich the following is a specification. i i lThis'inventionrelates to certain new and useful improvements inembroidery needles,

andthe object of the invention is to provide VVaneedle which has means:tor guiding and holding the yarn under tension, and wherein the tensionis i released y following retrograde movement,fso as to permit freemotion of the needle and at the same time retain a loo'pthe yarnto *formthe decoration.

Ari further object' of `the invention is to provide means for attainingthe aforementionedobject, which 'is simple and economical, positive andcertain in operation and Fig. 2.

In proceeding in accordance with the present vinvention a tubular handleor meinber l Vis employed, which latter may be constructed of Celluloidand at its upper end is formed' with a T-shaped slot 2. The

.needle 3 is removably carried by one end of a channeled carrier ormember 4, the latter having a cross-section conforming in part to thatof the handle or holder 1. The member i has a shank 5 provided with aseries of spaced substantially circular depressions 6. A stop member 7is slidably mounted on the shank 5 and is formed with a front spring arm8 having an upturned perforated end 9, while its rear end is formed witha teat l0 which engages in one of the depressions 6, the rear end beingturned outwardly at substantially right angles and perforated to form anarm 11 which extends above the rear end of the holder l.

In operation the thread is passed through EMBROIDERY-NEEDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Ja,n 255 V1921. Applicationled May 3, 1920.I Serial No. 378;'348. i

the perforations in the parts 1l and 9,"

l by forcing the spring arm S back until thev part 9 enters the T-shapedslot 2. The nee dle is now pushed through the goods to be embroidered bythe operator holding the holder until the bottom of the holder lcontact's with the goods. In this operation ther thread `tree tomove'through the perforations in the parts 1l and 9 and by reason of itsbedding in the groove in the needle 8 with least friction on the goods.

liyhen the needle is pulled out of the goods, the first action is forthe holder l to more upward to contact with the perforated end 9 of thespring arm 8 thus pinching or tensioning the thread between the holderandthe perforated end 9. By reason ofthe step member being adjustable onthe shank 5 of the needle carrier the projection of the needle `throughVthe holder l can be coin trolled to produce the desired loop, also asthe needle is removably held in the holder, different sizes ofneedlesmaybe used for producingiine or coarse work.

Having thus described my invention,- what l claim .as new and desire tosecure by Let*- ters Patent is:-

l. An embroidery needle including a tubnlar holder having a slot at itsrear end, a needle carrier slidable in the holder, and a stop memberadjustable on the needle carrier and having a spring arm formed with anend movable through the slot and further having an arm extending abovethe rear end ot the holder, said end of the spring arm and the secondarm each being perforated to enable the thread to pass therethrough.

2. An embroidery needle including a tubular holder having a slot in oneend, a needle carrier slidable in the holder, an arm carried by thecarrier and extending above the rear end of the holder and a springdevice carried by the carrier and having a part movable through the slotof the holder, said part and the arm being formed with a threadreceiving hole.

3. An embroidery needle including a holder, a needle carrier slidablewithin the holder, and a pair of spaced thread receiving parts borne bythe carrier, one of said parts lll) being arranged adjacent the rear endoi the holder' so as to pinch the thread against said end uponwithdrawal movement of the holder. 1

4. An embroidery needle including holder, a needle carrier movabletherewithin and thread engaging means borne by the carrier Vand arrangedadjacent the rear end of the holder' so as to pinch the thread againstsaid end upon withdrawal movement ofthe holder.

5. In an embroideryT needle, a holder, a needle carrying member movablycarried by the holder, a member adjustably connect-ed to the needlecarrying member to limit the extent of projection oi" the needle fromthe holder, and means to connect the second member to the holder so asto limit relative movement in both directions between the holder andneedle-c rrying member.

6. In an embroidery needle, a tubular holder having an opening adjacentits rear end and in its rear wall, a needle carrier engaged with thefront wall or the holder, and a member adjustably connected at its upperend to'the carrier and having its lower end engaged through the opening.

T. An embroidery needle including a tubular holder, a needle carrierslidable in the holder, thread engaging means borne by the carrier andmeans on the holder to engage the first means so as to limit sliding ofthe carrier in both directions.

S. In an embroidery needle, a holder, a member movably carried by theholder and having a needle which extends below one end of the holder,the opposite end of the member extending above the opposite end of theholder and a member adjustably connected at one end to the upper end ofthe needle carrying member and having its opposite end connected to theupper end of the holder.

9. An embroidery needle including a holder' having an opening, a needlecarrier slidable in the holder', thread engaging means borne by thecarrier, and means borne by the carrier and movable throughout thelength of the opening and engage-able with the end Walls of the openingso as to permit and limit relative and predetermined sliding of thecarrier and holder in both directions Vwhen the needle is pulled out ofand inserted into the goods.

10. In an embroidery needle, a holder, a member movably carried by theholder and having a needle which extends below one end of the holder,the opposite end of the member extending 'above the opposite end of theholder and a member adjustably connected at one end to the upper end ofthe needle carrying member and having its opposite end extending throughan opening provided therefor in the holder, said opening being o'l asize to allow and limit relative and predetermined sliding movement inboth directions between the needle carrying member and the holder uponpulling the needle out of and inserting same into the goods.

ll. In an embroidery needle, a holder having an opening, a needlecarrier movable in the holder, and a member carriedby the needle carrierand having a part extending through the opening, said part beingperforated to receive'the thread and to allow the latter to extend overone of the walls formed by the holder opening whereby to pinch thethread between said wall and said part upon movement of the part towardsaid wall.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID H. BUTLER.

IVitnesses E. P. TooMEY, JOSEPH A. MILLER.

